Shaker mechanism in agricultural devices



Sept 4, 1928.

J. T. ASHTON SHAKER MECHANICS IN AGRICULTURAL DEVICES 3 Sliets-S'neet Sept. 4, 1928.

J. T. ASHTON SHAKER MECHANISM IN AGRICULTURAL DEVICES septlA, 192s.

J. T. ASHTCN I SHAKER MECHANISM IN AGRICULTURAL DEVICES `Patented Sept. 4, `1928.

. UNITED `site TEsffPArENTIoF 1,682,733 Fics. u

JAMES T. ASHTON, or` BATTLE carinii, iaionienn, Assiettes-To Nioirotsfagsnnzeiinn COMPANY, or BATTLE CREEK, MIonreniv, A coieronATfroNor ivircnrennf ,snAxnn Mnoirnnisiyrm nenicnnzronannnvionsi* f Application ala February 17, ieee. sei-rarita 88,733;

provide a novel shaker `me"chanism `in `a sep `arating means in agriculturaldevices, for receiving and shaking the materialbeing dis-A charged from the separating means.` Preferably, i the shaker mechanism comprises a pan and a shoe so relatedfthat theinaterial received" by the pank may be fedfto` theshoe by an oscillation of` the pan. l The shoejmay also be oscillated with andpreferably by the same means for oscillatingA the pan.` The invention also comprehends the providing of novel means iforconnecting, preferably pivotally, the panvand shoe, together whereby' both linay` 'oscillate together, land preferably by the same oscillating means. The oscillation of the pan and 'the shoe may be effected through such` connectinglmeans, `suclilas by an arm orthe likesecured toene of the pivotally connected members of "the connecting means, the oscillatingwmeans effecting the oscillation action in` the pan `and shoe through or byway of sucharin Anotherfeature oftheinvention isto pro-l vide means for pendulously supporting the pan, also the shoe,or` both, such depending links or the like connected to theppamor the shoe,` or both, and preferably with a pendulous member atthe `forwardend of `the pan and one at the rear-` endof the shoe, this latter one being preferably adjustable relative-"to "the vertical so as togive the oscillatingV shoe a greater or less degree of rise'andfall when oscillated, jin accordance with the" justed relation or position of thefsupporting `member or element. Ina specificyembodiment this means *com risesan arc shaped member secured in inclined position on astatonary part of the mechanism,and provided with a plurality of'iapertures for the selective reception of a connecting pin or pivotleleinent `of `the supporting link `whereby the .lateral y swing of the lower-.connecting part :of the'linl; may havea greater' or less riseand fall when the shoeis oscillated.` y y l p Another object lof the" invention is to lprolvide a shaker mechanism `.vith aninclined l pan loeatedto receive tlielmaterial discharged lfrom the separatingmcans and to feed such materialto the slioelby" gravity, or bfy means `ofthe oscillation of `.the pan,or both,tlie :pan of` this invention `being preferably inclined rearwardly and 1 downwardly to "effect such f function whether the" mechanism betraveh ing down hill or overlevel grounds H f The invention comprehends other obj ects,` features, capabilitiesyand advantages as `will later appear and are inherently possessedlby y the invention` 1 Referringtothedrawings,Figs. aver` i ticalfand longitudinal"sectional".viewfof an embodiment t embodying' the invention. l-

Fig. `2'isfa'sideviewin elevationfof the same.` i y y Fig. 3 is a top plan View in fragment of an embodiment loffth'c invention.` 1

\ Fig. Llis aside viewof a connectingmeans constructed-in accordancelwith the invention.

Y Fig. 5 isa parttransveise sectional `view andpart endlviewofthezsame. I Fig.` 6 is a` similarviewofa` detailof the same. i. i l .1 t

t F ig. P(uis a perspectiveviewcof `thelower member ofthe connectingmeans.-` t And5Fig. Bis an end viewofthe upperconnecting member together with a fragmentary so sectionalview of part of the cpan. i Referring now more `in "detail to the drawings, the embodiment .selected to illustrate the invention is shown as comprising a separating or threshing "mechanisni'having'a rotor-1 car,- ryingzteeth 2 cooperating with coneaves 13 and aandconcavelgrates 5 and 6 and a separating grate 7 cooperating therewith, "the: fconcaves 3 and-carrying cooperating `teeth 8;"` l An endless conveyor` 9" of suitable type,

4conveysthe materiali() to beacted `upon into the separating spacebetween` theQrotorand the concaves, such that the separatedkernels, f

seeds, grain and like cropswillfall by gravity 4into apanll locatedbeneath the concaves and l inclined rearwardly and downwardly so that the material` thereon` mayl move either by latten having anplnrality" of spaced "Lbars through which the l grainl or crops "may pass l to aareceiving hopper. `[[he materialfrom` which the seeds, `kernels `and other `like! crops` Arotary beater 13, is thrownl upon endless oonof the mechanism, alllin accordance withthe 'descriptionin a co-pendingiapplication` of Lewis J. Brown, Serial `hloxSQOl"filed Feb.

gravity or byreason of thejfshalring ofthe `pan or@ by both i to @the `real" Vend of thepan to `he*dischargedupona shaker shoe 12, thje` p, 100

veyors 14 of any suitable typeto the-rearend f connecting means comprising a member se-` means for oscillating said pan and shoe, Said cured to the slice and having a plurality of pivotal portions, aineinber secured to said pan and having a pivotal portion pivotally connected to one of the pivotal portions of the previously mentioned member, and said oscillating means being pivotally connected to another of the pivotal portions of said first mentioned member. i i

6. An agricultural device comprising separating means, means for shaking the separated material and comprising a pan, a shoe. means for pivotally connecting said shoe and said pan, and comprising projections onsaid pan and said shoe and extending toward each other and being pivotally connected at the extended port-ionsthereof, and means for oscillating said pan and said shoe and comprising a pivotal connection withthe projection on said shoe. Y v

7. An agricultural device comprising separating means, means for shaking the sepa` z rated material and comprising a pan, a shoe,

means connecting said pan and said shoe and comprising projections on said pan and said shoeand extending toward each other and 'being pivotally connected `at the "extended portions thereof, and oscillating means connectedto said connecting means for eiecting an oscillation of said panand shoe through said connecting meansand comprising piv-` n otal connection with the projection on said shoe. n

8. A shaker mechanism for agricultural separating means, comprising apan inclined `rearwardly and dovvnWardl asshoe located to receive the material disc arged from the rear and lower end of said pan and disposed in a substantially `horizontally position, means .for penduloiisly supporting said pan and `said shoe whereby the same may be oscillated, means for pivotally connecting said 'pan and shoe, and means connected-to said 

